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What makes Ringo Starr Ringo? Watch him explain his technique

Anyone who says that Ringo Starr isn’t a very good/inventive drummer should be dismissed immediately. Such a critic obviously doesn’t

His name is Noah Martel, a 7-year-old from Gatineau, Quebec, who already has a pretty solid concept of how to

Drum sounds–especially the snare–go through phases and trends. One such trend that began with a studio mistake back in the

Just for fun, let’s start with Tom Petty on the bridge of the Starship Enterprise. Damn the (photon) torpedos? (Give

There are two types of drummers: Those who are content with a nice compact kit and those who want their

First, a note for non-drummers. DW–Drum Workshop–is a brand of drums favoured by everyone from Queen’s Roger Taylor to Sheila

Fifty years ago, officials in Oregon, had to nuke a whale. And that’s not much of an exaggeration. And thirty

My mother recalls the first time she saw The Carpenters, one of her favourite bands, on TV. “The woman in

One downside of being a drummer is that you just can’t walk into a room, plug in and start playing

New survey from ‘Murica: Americans would rather give up sex and Netflix instead of their pickups. Moving on to music

Coronavirus update 1: In an effort to calm frayed nerves, some radio stations are hauling out the Christmas music. Coronavirus

Gamifying the Movie Theatre Experience – Aaron Silverberg in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 031 May 9, 2021
People yearn for live experiences that they can share with others. Though fan and crowd-based events such as sports and concerts may be the source of most of our FOMO, movie theatres are even more appealing. Although the film may be the main attraction, movie theatre owners are constantly looking for new ways to maximize […]
Mark Silver
Revenue Architects… Beyond the : 30-second spot – Derek Myers, Christos Nikitopoulos, Kevin Worsley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 030 May 4, 2021
Well behind the scenes in the media business lurks smart folks who really know their way around a spreadsheet. They’re the ones who have charted out and flighted all the commercials, billboards, features and other innovative forms of sponsor integration. We’re of course referring to… revenue management. If you’ve never heard of this career path, […]
Mark Silver
King of the Deal – Phil King in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 029 April 26, 2021
Sports fans today can watch more games and global competitions than we could have possibly imagined, even 20 years ago. For those of us that can remember, which generally means Boomers and Gen-X, there really weren’t many sports to watch until the advent of pay-TV in the mid-80s, which saw the dawn of specialty channels […]
Mark Silver